Clockwork Home Services Franchise News

Clockwork, FKM become first team in new AMC series to launch a full-scale marketing campaign.
May 08, 2012 // Franchising.com // Houston – Houston-based full-service ad agency FKM edged out the competition on AMC’s new original series “The Pitch” to win a national marketing contract with Clockwork Home Services, one of the largest home services providers in North America. The episode ,which chronicled an intense agency battle to create the winning pitch and launch Clockwork’s three most prominent home services brands nationally – is the first in the series to produce a full-scale advertising and marketing campaign.
A television ad, one of four produced in the effort, featuring Clockwork’s Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky and One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning brands debuted on AMC following the episode and gave viewers a glimpse of the end result of a successful pitch...

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky and One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning are featured brands.
March 28, 2012 // Franchising.com // Sarasota – Mister Sparky, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning are the three featured home services brands, owned by Clockwork Home Services, featured in AMC’s newest unscripted series, “The Pitch” from the producers of “Undercover Boss,” and “Project Runway”.
The series chronicles the high stakes and tight deadlines top advertising agencies encounter when they set out to win new business. The three home services brands lay down the challenge to some of the country’s top agencies to create a winning national advertising campaign to position their brands on a national platform to home owners...

Mister Sparky, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning Launch Endorsement Deal with Three Popular Radio Personalities
Sarasota, FL – January 27, 2012 - Former Secretary of Education, Dr. Bill Bennett, FOX News Channel® contributor Mike Gallagher, and best-selling author Michael Medved will be sharing Mister Sparky®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, and the One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning® mission of on-time service and superior customer care with their millions of devoted listeners in 2012.
The popular personalities, who according to Arbitron have an estimated weekly audience of 2,476,000, have personally endorsed the service companies. Across Salem Radio Network® vast network in the U...

Web-Based Marketing Platform will Provide Franchises throughout Clockwork's System August 19, 2011 // Franchising.com // Sarasota, FL – Clockwork, Inc., North America's leading integrated energy and home services retailer, announced today it has established a strategic partnership with Saepio® , a leading provider of marketing technology for corporations with distributed marketing networks. Through the relationship, Saepio will build a web-based marketing asset management platform for use by franchises within Clockwork's three brands—Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning™, and Mister Sparky® .

"The customized system Saepio is building for our franchisees will revolutionize how they advertise within their markets," Clockwork's Vice President of Marketing, Chris Buitron said...

Web-Based Marketing Platform will Provide Franchises throughout Clockwork’s System
Sarasota, FL – August 18, 2011 – Clockwork, Inc., North America’s leading integrated energy and home services retailer, announced today it has established a strategic partnership with Saepio® , a leading provider of marketing technology for corporations with distributed marketing networks. Through the relationship, Saepio will build a web-based marketing asset management platform for use by franchises within Clockwork’s three brands—Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning™, and Mister Sparky® .
"The customized system Saepio is building for our franchisees will revolutionize how they advertise within their markets," Clockwork’s Vice President of Marketing, Chris Buitron said...

Mister Sparky®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® and One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating™ help deliver the holiday spirit across the US. December 03, 2010 // Franchising.com // SARASOTA, FL - Add spreading holiday cheer to the list of home services provided by Clockwork, Inc., one of North America's largest providers of heating and cooling, plumbing and electrical services. Clockwork, Inc. announces the donation of over 2,000 over-sized remote control Hummer SUV toys to the U.S. Marine Reserves Toys for Tots Campaign, to be distributed on December 8.

Branded with Clockwork, Inc. franchise logos for Mister Sparky®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® and One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating™, these sturdy plastic remote control Hummer SUVs stand knee-high to an adult and carry a manufacturer's suggested retail value of $160...

January 19, 2010 // Franchising.com // Entrepreneur Magazine January 2010 Franchise 500 Edition available now on newsstands Clockwork Home Services is pleased to announce that its companies: One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating® Franchising, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® Franchising, and Mister Sparky® Franchising are currently recognized in the January 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine's 31st Annual Franchise 500 ranking.

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Franchising is ranked #143; while, One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating and Mister Sparky® Franchising ranked #171 and #398 respectively in this prestigious listing. One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning took the #1 spot in the HVAC category.

"We're thrilled to be recognized on the Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list, which is considered the world's best and most comprehensive franchise ranking," said Denise Swafford, Vice President of Innovation for Clockwork Home Services, Inc...

Company Adds a Total of 23 New Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Heating, and Electrical Franchisees Across the Nation

SARASOTA, FL--(Marketwire) - Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork) today announced franchise growth for the second quarter of 2009 within its portfolio of nationally branded home services companies. During the period from April through June 2009, Clockwork added 23 new plumbing, air conditioning & heating and electrical franchises. Including these additions, the company's franchises now serve 592 territories.

In the second quarter of 2009, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® added five new franchises for a total of 249; Mister Sparky America's On-Time Electrician® (Mister Sparky) added four new franchises for a total of 85; and One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® (One Hour) added 14 for a total of 258...

Local owner of All Seasons One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning received HVACR Woman of the Year award from Contracting Business Magazine. Sarasota, FL --(PR.com)-- Donna Lanier, owner of All Seasons One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Huntsville, AL was recently honored with the HVACR Woman of the Year award by Contracting Business Magazine. The award is given to female leaders in the HVAC community that either own a contracting firm or hold an upper management position.

"Receiving this award has given me the opportunity to share my story with others with the hope that they will be inspired to never give up on achieving their dream," said Donna Lanier, owner of All Seasons One Hour of Huntsville. "I recognize that if not for all the influences in my life, past and present, this award would have not been possible...

National Brand Reputation, Outstanding Customer Service and Best Business Practices Are Driving GrowthJuly 13, 2009 // Franchising.com // SARASOTA, FL.– Clockwork Home Services today announced that it has awarded the 100th franchise of its Mister Sparky America's On‐time Electrician® brand.

"Today, we are proud to mark yet another milestone for our growing family of nationally branded franchises," said Tab Hunter, president of franchise operations for Clockwork Home Services, Inc. "This achievement is a result of the confidence that independent electrical contractors have in our business model, which combines Clockwork Home Services' high standards, best business practices and brand reputation within this industry...

Company Adds 21 New Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Heating and Electrical Franchises May 20, 2009 // Franchising.com // Sarasota, FL, – Clockwork Home Services (Clockwork) today announced franchise growth for the first quarter of 2009 within its portfolio of nationally branded home services companies. During the period from January through March, 2009, Clockwork added 21 new plumbing, air conditioning & heating and electrical franchises. Including these additions, the company's franchises now serve 584 territories.

In the first quarter of 2009, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® added seven new franchises for a total of 249; One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating® also added seven for a total of 250; and Mister Sparky America's On‐time Electrician® added seven for a total of 85...

Company Adds New Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Heating and Electrical Franchises in the U.S.

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services (Clockwork) today announced franchise growth for 2008 within its portfolio of nationally branded home services companies. During the period from January through December 2008, Clockwork added 74 new plumbing, air conditioning & heating and electrical franchises. The company now serves 574 territories with franchises in the essential home services sectors.

In 2008, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® added 21 new franchises for a total of 249 territories served; One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating® added 28 for a total of 245; and Mister Sparky America's On-time Electrician® added 25 for a total of 80...

Orlando man wins national competition with "rapping Ben Franklin" video promoting Benjamin Franklin Plumbing January 13, 2009 // Franchising.com // Sarasota, FL, – Clockwork Home Services, Inc. selected an animated video produced by John Hill of Orlando, FL as the winner of the company's "Win $26k" competition to support its nationally branded home services franchises. The winning video, which may be viewed on‐line at www.win26k.com, features the company's Benjamin Franklin cartoon character performing a rap tune that promotes the services of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, one of Clockwork's franchise companies. Clockwork executives will award the $26,000 cash prize to Hill in Orlando on January 17, which is Benjamin Franklin's birthday...

Charitable involvement is part of company culture Fort Collins, CO, – Disadvantaged, abused and neglected children in Northern Colorado received nearly 400 donated bicycles in the 2008 holiday season through a program sponsored by Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. Bart Palmer, owner of the franchise business, says that doing good in the community contributes to a positive company culture that enhances the company's success.

Presented by Realities for Children, a charitable organization that Palmer sponsors throughout the year, the annual bicycle giveaway project works with bike shops to gather and refurbish bicycles donated by area residents. On Dec. 13, almost 400 children selected their bicycles.

"These children are in very difficult situations and a bicycle represents more than just an opportunity for physical activity," Palmer says...

Mister Sparky Also Ranks on "Top New Franchises" List

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork) today announced that its One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, and Mister Sparky America's On-time Electrician® units are ranked among the nation's top 500 franchises for 2009, according to Entrepreneur's 30th annual "Franchise 500®." One Hour ranked #163, Benjamin Franklin ranked #140, and Mister Sparky ranked #387. The rankings are published in the January 2009 issue of Entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur compiles its list based on companies' financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the franchise system. Other considerations include the number of years in business and length of time franchising, startup costs, low employee turnover and whether the company provided financing...

December 16, 2008 // Franchising.com // Sarasota, FL, – Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), a leading provider of home services, recently donated $1500 worth of toys and clothing to the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. The program provides new clothing or toys for children of local needy families.

In lieu of corporate holiday gifts to its employees this year, the company decided to spend the money on local families in need. Clockwork sponsored 9 girls and 5 boys between the ages of 5 and 14. The company purchased 11 bicycles, a basketball goal, scooter, portable radio and clothing.

"Given the state of the economy, we know many families are struggling to provide holiday gifts for their children," said Tab Hunter, president of franchise operations...

December 10, 2008 // Franchising.com // Sarasota, FL, – Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), a leading provider of home services, today announced its promotion of Bryan Richards to director of franchise development. Richards will oversee sales and marketing for Clockwork's franchise development team.

Richards joined Clockwork's Mister Sparky America's On‐time Electrician division in Atlanta, GA, in 2003. He has since served as franchise business consultant, sales consultant and team leader for the Mister Sparky brand.

"Bryan has made invaluable contributions to growing and supporting Clockwork's network of home services franchises," said Tab Hunter, president of franchise operations. "His experience and leadership skills will help us continue to achieve our goals...

Company Adds 27 New Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Heating and Electrical Franchises; Expands Into New Territories Across the U.S.

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services (Clockwork) today announced franchise growth for the third quarter of 2008 within its portfolio of nationally branded home services companies. During the period from July through September, 2008, Clockwork added 27 new plumbing, air conditioning & heating and electrical franchises. Including these additions, the company now serves 566 territories with franchises in the plumbing, heating & air conditioning and electrical sectors.

For the third quarter of 2008, Clockwork reported the following growth for its Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating® (One Hour) and Mister Sparky® franchises:
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing added seven new franchises in the second quarter of 2008...

SARASOTA, Fla. & OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork), one of North America's fastest-growing operators of home services franchises, today announced that it has acquired Hardesty & Crick, LLC, effective October 1, 2008. This acquisition expands the reach of Clockwork's home services in the Oklahoma City area.

Hardesty & Crick, based in Oklahoma City, had 2007 revenue of $3.2 million and has 2008 projected revenue of $3.4 million. Post-acquisition, the company will operate as a fully-owned unit of Clockwork Home Services and will be managed by Deryk Ruth. As part of the agreement, the franchise will operate under the name of Hardesty Team's One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating for a transitional period and will then be branded as One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating...

Home Services Company Ranks No. 933 in Nation on the Inc. 5000 List Sarasota, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork) today announced that it has been ranked no. 933 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Clockwork also placed 49th in the top 100 consumer products companies and 96th in the top 100 companies by gross dollars of growth. The company's sales growth was 390.5% from 2004 to 2007.

"We are thrilled to learn that Clockwork has been recognized by Inc. as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation, and attribute this success to our intense focus on customer service," said Jim Abrams, CEO, Clockwork Home Services, Inc. "We are committed to providing our customers superior quality and service through all of our plumbing, electrical and air conditioning and heating franchises and recognize that our company's continued growth relies on this dedication...